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Board Letter to Stem Cell Community Regarding Travel to ISSCR 2017

10 February, 2017

Dear members of the stem cell research community:

The ISSCR community stands united in support of science and the belief that international collaboration and the free flow of ideas is essential to our work. Restricting travel to the U.S. from seven countries named in a recent Executive Order negatively affects scientific exchange, and has generated concern among many.

While some of you may be questioning whether to travel for the ISSCR 2017 annual meeting in Boston, 14-17 June, this is not a time to stay away. Rather, in coming to attend the meeting, you show support for colleagues around the world and the global scientific community. Your presence underscores that we are stronger as a community when we unite around the goals that bring us together: advancing science and developing therapies that are vital to the future of human health. Our strength lies in the diversity of our ideas, our research, and our scientists.

Please know that the ISSCR supports you and the field, and we encourage you to gather this year as you normally would, to share science and build collaborations that advance our field. We look forward to seeing you at ISSCR 2017 in Boston.

View a list ofquestions and answersabout the recent Executive Order provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Read theISSCR’s statement in opposition to the recent U.S. Executive Order.